Definition of appestat in English:

appestat

noun ˈapɪstatˈapəˌstat

Physiology

The region of the hypothalamus of the brain which is believed to control a person's appetite for food.
〔生理〕（下丘脑中）食欲中枢
Example sentencesExamples
- The entire regulatory apparatus is sometimes called the ‘appestat’ on the analogy of a thermostat, which regulates temperature.
- Just as a thermostat regulates the temperature in your house, the appestat regulates the appetite control.
- It is also thought by some authorities that bottle-fed babies are more likely to develop defective appestats than those that are breast-fed.
- This is because their appestat tells them to keep eating because the food in their diet lacks nutritional value.
- Your appestat is a control mechanism that has been fine-tuned for hundreds of generations.

Origin

1950s: from appetite, probably on the pattern of thermostat.

Definition of appestat in US English:

appestat

nounˈapəˌstat

Physiology

The region of the hypothalamus of the brain which is believed to control a person's appetite for food.
〔生理〕（下丘脑中）食欲中枢
Example sentencesExamples
- It is also thought by some authorities that bottle-fed babies are more likely to develop defective appestats than those that are breast-fed.
- Your appestat is a control mechanism that has been fine-tuned for hundreds of generations.
- The entire regulatory apparatus is sometimes called the ‘appestat’ on the analogy of a thermostat, which regulates temperature.
- This is because their appestat tells them to keep eating because the food in their diet lacks nutritional value.
- Just as a thermostat regulates the temperature in your house, the appestat regulates the appetite control.

Origin

1950s: from appetite, probably on the pattern of thermostat.

单词	appestat
释义	Definition of appestat in English: appestat noun ˈapɪstatˈapəˌstat Physiology The region of the hypothalamus of the brain which is believed to control a person's appetite for food. 〔生理〕（下丘脑中）食欲中枢 Example sentencesExamples The entire regulatory apparatus is sometimes called the ‘appestat’ on the analogy of a thermostat, which regulates temperature. Just as a thermostat regulates the temperature in your house, the appestat regulates the appetite control. It is also thought by some authorities that bottle-fed babies are more likely to develop defective appestats than those that are breast-fed. This is because their appestat tells them to keep eating because the food in their diet lacks nutritional value. Your appestat is a control mechanism that has been fine-tuned for hundreds of generations. Origin 1950s: from appetite, probably on the pattern of thermostat. Definition of appestat in US English: appestat nounˈapəˌstat Physiology The region of the hypothalamus of the brain which is believed to control a person's appetite for food. 〔生理〕（下丘脑中）食欲中枢 Example sentencesExamples It is also thought by some authorities that bottle-fed babies are more likely to develop defective appestats than those that are breast-fed. Your appestat is a control mechanism that has been fine-tuned for hundreds of generations. The entire regulatory apparatus is sometimes called the ‘appestat’ on the analogy of a thermostat, which regulates temperature. This is because their appestat tells them to keep eating because the food in their diet lacks nutritional value. Just as a thermostat regulates the temperature in your house, the appestat regulates the appetite control. Origin 1950s: from appetite, probably on the pattern of thermostat.
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